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The phrase "a net cost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the final cost after all deductions, adjustments, or considerations have been made.
Example: "After accounting for all expenses and discounts, the project resulted in a net cost of $5,000."
Alternatives: "total cost" or "final cost".
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But the tax credits would also reduce the state's revenues by $315 million annually, for a net cost to the state of $199 million a year.
The recommendations IPSA is proposing have a net cost of £500,000 a year.
Ipsa says the proposals have a net cost of £500,000.
But the economic question is whether it will be a "net" cost.
This would cost around £560m, a figure the SMMT told the Guardian would involve a net cost of £150-160m.
First, the shared services project, supposed to save £57m, has so far had a net cost of £81m.
After year 2070, global warming will become a net cost to the world, justifying cost-effective climate action".
That is an improvement of $30,000 per MW per year, though it is still a net cost.
Many might have believed there was a net cost involved with making the workplace more enticing for women.
But it would reduce subsequent spending by $98 billion, for a net cost over four years of $99 billion.
A study in West Virginia in 2009 also found the coal industry a net cost to the state.Without alternatives, America might need to resign itself to these costs.
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